The Defense Innovation Unit is entering a new phase and occupying a unique new role within the defense technology ecosystem. In April 2023, former Apple executive Doug Beck became DIU’s newest director, and DIU was elevated back to its historic position of reporting directly to the secretary of defense. DIU’s new chapter, dubbed “DIU 3.0,” ...
The Office of Naval Research is responsible for a variety of science and technology programs intended to deepen the Navy’s capabilities, and according to Dr. Tom Drake, head of the agency’s Ocean Battlespace Sensing Department (Code 32), ONR is currently working on many cutting-edge technologies and leveraging novel approaches to research and ...
The digital ecosystem has, over the course of the last two decades—but especially in the last five years—become just as competitive a battlespace as the physical domain. Cyber experts discussed the virtual battlespace at the Potomac Officers Club’s 10th Annual Defense R&D Summit on Wednesday. They mentioned that the many technical innovat...
Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering Heidi Shyu has previewed an upcoming request for proposals from the Pentagon, in support of the creation of a sustainable, safe and secure bioeconomy. Shyu, a recipient of the 2024 Wash100 Award, gave the audience at the Potomac Officers Club’s 10th Annual Defense R&D Summit a glimpse ...
Optical communications are an up-and-coming alternative to radio frequency-based comms that are attracting the attention of the biggest space companies and agencies. Among them: NASA and Elon Musk’s Starlink. “NASA, alongside Starlink, Kuiper, and the Space Development Agency, is advancing optical communication technology, a leap for space and t...
Public sector organizations have heightened their focus on cyber, which offers numerous benefits for those looking to modernize. At the Potomac Officers Club’s 2024 Annual Cyber Summit on June 6, experts from both government and industry will address the most exciting opportunities and challenges agencies face as they embrace this evolving domain...
The Government Accountability Office is responsible for yearly financial sweeps of all federal agencies. In July 2023, GAO appeared in front of Congress to attest that the Department of Defense needs to put processes in place to receive better results in these annual audits. As of now, the DOD is the only major federal agency...
In 2021, President Biden issued an Executive Order calling on agencies to elevate the experience of individuals using government services. Since then, federal organizations have heightened their focus on the customer experience, or CX, for both the public and internal employees. During a panel discussion at the Potomac Officers Club’s The CX Imp...
Customer experience, or CX, is increasingly appearing on agency leaders’ priority lists. Dana Chisnell, executive director for the Customer Experience Directorate at the Department of Homeland Security, spoke about the importance of CX for DHS and within the broader federal government ecosystem during the Potomac Officers Club’s CX Imperative Fo...
Executive Mosaic, the preeminent media, events and membership organization of the government contracting sector, is proud to announce the winners of the prestigious 2024 Wash100 Award. Each year, Executive Mosaic’s coveted Wash100 Award recognizes the most promising and outstanding executives to watch in the coming year. Read below for the full l...
